Social-demographic Characteristics of Children Survivors of Incest who Developed PTSD between the Ages of 6 and 17 Years
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Date
2022
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Journal of Sociology, Psychology & Religious Studies
Abstract
Post-trauma stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder which develops after exposure to
a traumatic event. Incest is such a cause which affects the child psychologically, socially and
physically. The study purposed to assess the social demographic characteristics of (PTSD) among
child survivors of incest aged between 6-17 years seen at Nairobi Women’s Hospital Gender Based
Violence & Recovery Centre (GVRC) in Nairobi County. The population included
caregivers/parents, survivors, and key informants. The study used purposive sampling to select the
site and utilized random sampling to select the key informants. The sample size comprised of 20
survivors, 20 parents and 2 key informants. Data was collected through TSCYC scale, and
observation. The findings of this study pointed out that the prevalence of PTSD among child
survivors of incest was 60 %; the levels of other psychological disorders stood at: Depression
(63.69 ± 6.249SD), Anxiety (64.6 ± 7.123SD), Anger/aggression (64.43 ± 7.24SD), Dissociation
(61.67 ± 8.753SD), and Sexual concerns (105.86 ± 8.536). All these were clinically significant;
out of the 42 child survivors of incest, 9(21.4%) were traumatized, 4(9.5%) had depression,
2(4.8%) had an infection, 1(2.4%) had pregnancy, 1(2.4%) was sick while 25(59.5%) had a
combination of all the other effects; 37(88%) of the child survivors went to hospital while 5(12%)
visited any other professional for help. The study also found out that the level of education (r=-
0.017, p=0.913), familiarity with perpetrator (r=-0.232, p=0.139), and relationship with perpetrator
(r=-0.133, p=0.401) were negatively correlated with PTSD. However, gender (r=0.170, p=0.282),
place of assault (r=0.039, p=0.806), and frequency of abuse (r=0.110, p=0.487) were positively
correlated with PTSD. The study concluded that PTSD was prevalent among children survivors of
incest and the effects were varied. The caregivers were unaware of its existence and ill-equipped
to pursue a treatment plan.
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Keywords
PTSD, Young Girls, Survivors, Social Demographic Characteristics, Incest
Citation
Oluwaseun, A. A., Ireri, N. & Menecha J. (2022). Social-demographic Characteristics of Children Survivors of Incest who Developed PTSD between the Ages of 6 and 17 Years.Journal of Sociology, Psychology & Religious Studies. 4(2). pp 22-37. https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t6041